பொதுநலத்தார் புன்னலம் தோயார் மதிநலத்தின்
மாண்ட அறிவி னவர்.
From contact with their worthless charms, whose charms to all are free,The men with sense of good and lofty wisdom blest will flee;
Those whose knowledge is made excellent by their (natural) sense will not covet the trffling delights